Former AG smoked pot, opposes legalization

DETROIT, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A former Michigan attorney general who admits he smoked pot in high school says he's not against it philosophically but sees practical problems in legalization.

Mike Cox, a Republican, made the admission Friday at a conference at Wayne State University Law School on marijuana reform, explaining why he refused to back changes some Michigan activists are looking for.

"I am not for it mostly because I don't know how you regulate common, everyday things such as driving while impaired," Cox said. "If it becomes legal, I don't think I'll ever use it again. That being said, philosophically I am not against it. They haven't come up with a good way to regulate in the workplace or driving to measure it and deal with it."

Members of The Committee for Safer Michigan have begun a petition effort to collect signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. They hope it will ultimately lead to a constitutional amendment legalizing legalize marijuana for Michigan residents 21 and older, The Detroit News reported.

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